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How To Dress Up As Lightning In The 3rd Birthday

You may have seen Aya dressed as Final Fantasy XIII protagonist Lightning in footage of The 3rd Birthday . And you may have wondered, "what's that about?"

There is indeed a Lightning costume in the newly released PSP title, but if you want to nab it, you've got some work ahead of you. As reported at Andriasang , there are two ways of going about it…and one is definitely easier than the other. The easy way- link your game up with The 3rd Birthday Members Site, and you'll receive the costume after clearing the game and collecting 7 stamps. Those stamps can be earned by performing specific tasks, as outlined at the Members Site. No, that really is the easy way; in fact, it's probably the only way. And that's because the hard way is to just beat the game 30 times. …yeah, 30 times. So obviously, it's a far better idea to join the community and hey, your Twisted kill count will add to the total at the Twitter site for the game. Currently, that number sits at 54,522,820, and it's only going to get higher. Don't you wish to contribute?

I'm pretty sure I've never beaten any game 30 times. Well, maybe the original Mario , or something.

Related Game(s): The 3rd Birthday

Nomura: Lightning From FFXIII “Must Not Be Forgotten”

"She must not be forgotten."

So said Square-Enix boss Tetsuya Nomura in reference to Lightning, the pretty, fiercely independent protagonist from Final Fantasy XIII . This from a mysterious e-mail Nomura sent out to Square-Enix Ultimate Members; the simple art work and corresponding message can be found at GamersMint , and it has sparked a whirlwind of discussion. Unsurprisingly, the majority believe Nomura is hinting at a sequel, which wouldn't be entirely unwelcome.

Most remember Final Fantasy X-2 and although it still holds a less-than-stellar reputation, many of the fans – myself included – loved it. So if they want to make Final Fantasy XIII-2 , this particular franchise follower will be intrigued…after all, Square-Enix has received a ton of feedback concerning FFXIII, and they just might make a few changes… We've given up on the possibility of turn-based, but there are many steps the developers could take to provide us with a "truer" FF experience.

As always, I must add that I thoroughly enjoyed FFXIII – despite my disappointment that it wasn't what I expected – and both Lightning and Fang are two of my favorite characters this generation. In fact, Lightning was just starting to get interesting at the end of FFXIII, so I'm all for a return. Gotta love the strawberry blond hair, too.

Related Game(s): Final Fantasy XIII